Bent County register., 1887-10-15

sas City exposition. The fare for the
round trip from Lamar was but eight
dollars and thirty-ive cents.
Tho opportunity to buy cheap real
estate in Las Vegas, New Mexico,
will soon be by gone chance. The
chances now are good. Excursion
next week.
w. w. Louden paid the express
on box addressed to him that con-
tanned new hat. He would like to
have the owner If she is not too
pronounced brunette. Tell the truth
about that hat young follow.
We received dispatch from chey-
enue Wells yesterday dated the even
ing before stating that T. Dickson
Price. indepc ndent candidate for
county clerk, is here tonight in his
canvass of the county. Ho goes
from here to Kit carson, Dayton,
Whitney and other points. Mr..
Prices friends here consider that he
was unjustly used in the democratic
convention and will stand by him.
From tho above dispatch and other
sources we learn that there is great
trouble in the democratic ranks, and
their discord has only gotten a start.
l. r. Holmes was in town Wed
nesday. He has lately besn dong
some good work for Lamar and from
party who knows of this work we
learn that through his efforts the
railroad known as the -Nickle Plate
now almost completed to Garden
City will build their road from that
city to tho coal fields near La Veta,
parallelling the Santa Fe from Gar
den City to La Junta where they will
bear off to the south, The road will
reach Lamar by the first of next
March. We heard what we have
here stated ten days ago but would
make no mention of it until we were
assured the building of the road was
an assured fact.
Chairman Willets of the central
committee has made arrangements
for speakers to address meetings at
La Juuta Tuesday evening October
18th at seven o'clock and November
Sd a. the same hour. Rocky Ford,
Wednesday evening" November I'd
at seven o'clock, Las Animas, Thurs
day evening November 4th, Lamar,
Friday evening November 5th, and
Granada Saturday evening Novem-
ber 9Th. Dates will be made for
other towns later. 1t is to be hoped
the republicans of the towns men
toned will see that everything is in
readiness for these appointments and
secure I good LIN n-oat--------.
The Gas and Electric Light Com
fpany of Lamar is the name of the
company just organized by some of
the solid men of the town. The COM
pany has already made arrangements
for purchasing frat class plant and
all appliances for electric lights in
Lamar and we may confidently ex-
peet that within ninety days at the
tarthest to see the town brilliantly
lighted with electricity, the money
being all ready and only waiting to
have the machinery sent on and put
in shape for business operations.
The following well known gentle
men of Lamar compose the company
and their names are a sufficient guar
antee that they mean business.
Goodale s. Cooper, o. &. Hess, F. G.
Descent, r. o. White, A. V. Scott,
T. J. Mathews, A. L. Bent, James
Swift, f. P. Arbuckle and w. w.
Louden. They held meeting Tues.
day night and elected the following
officers for the ensuing year. L. J.
Mathews, president; G. c. Goodale,
vice president; w. w. Louden, sec.
retary; a. V. Scott, treasurer. This
company have been granted fran
chise by the city council for twenty
years. So 1t goes. Lamar keeps
ahead and leads in all the enter
prises and will soon outstrip its ri
val towns SO far that they will no
longer pretend to keep pace with
her. With her electric light system
and her two new railroads which are